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BILL HOOLE: ENGINEMAN EXTRAORDINARY
Written by Peter W.B. Semmens.
Stock no. 1327406
Published by Ian Allan. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Bill Hoole's railway career, spanning almost 60 years to the days when he joined the Midland Railway as a Dock Messenger in Liverpool. Red cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Pale page edge browning. Dustwrapper is creased at top edges and has a scratch mark to rear panel.

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BR STEAM LOCOMOTIVES FROM NATIONALISATION TO MODERNISATION No. 4 EASTERN REGION
Written by Alan Williams; David Percival.
Stock no. 1327405
Published by Ian Allan. 1st 1967. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. Ex-LNER locomotives, 1-10000 (BR 60001-69999). Spine very slightly bumped and rubbed. Pale page browning else contents clean. Price-cut wrapper.

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LONDON TRANSPORT SINCE 1963
Written by Michael H.C. Baker.
Stock no. 1327327
Published by Ian Allan. 1st 1997. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Peach boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0711024812. Spine bumped, dents to lower edges of covers. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge creased with a small mark to rear panel.

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LONDON TRANSPORT 1933-1962
Written by Michael H.C. Baker.
Stock no. 1327325
Published by Ian Allan. 1st 1996. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Ian Allan Transport Library. Bus, tram, trolleybus and underground. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0711024804. Book is fine. Some slight wear to spine of dustwrapper (piece of clear tape stuck to centre of spine for some reason).

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LONDON TRANSPORT IN THE 1960S
Written by Michael H.C. Baker.
Stock no. 1327321
Published by Ian Allan. 1st 2005. Nearly fine condition.

Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. ISBN: 0711030723. Minimal bumping to top of spine and top corners.

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RAILWAY CLEARING HOUSE ATLAS OF ENGLAND & WALES 1904
No author listed.
Stock no. 1827700
Published by Ian Allan. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition.

This atlas is a direct facsimile of the 1904 original - and any errors present are therefore reproduced as such. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour maps. ISBN: 0711027781. A nice, clean copy.

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THE LOCOMOTIVE EXCHANGES
Written by Cecil J. Allen.
Stock no. 1327100
Published by Ian Allan. Circa 1970. Very good condition.

Second edition. Card wraps. Lower corner of front cover slightly creased. Pale page edge browning else contents clean. No publication date found inside the book but price on front cover is £1.

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THE GOTTHARD RAILWAY
Written by Franz Marti; Walter Trub.
Stock no. 1827648
Published by Ian Allan. 1st 1971. Very good condition.

The Gotthard line of the Swiss Federal Railways. Written in French, German, Italian and English. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos and a few colour. Map in rear pocket. ISBN: 0711002169. Board corners lightly rubbed. Rear board scuffed. Browning to contents else clean.

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PADDLE STEAMERS (GLORY DAYS)
Written by David L. Williams.
Stock no. 1827410
Published by Ian Allan. 1st 2002. Very good condition.

Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos. Glory Days Series. ISBN: 0711027722. 'This book was slightly damaged in transit and is now being sold at a bargain price' stamped in red to front endpaper. Cannot find any obvious damage! A very nice copy.

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HISTORIC RAILWAY DISASTERS
Written by O.S. Nock.
Stock no. 1827331
Published by Ian Allan. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The gradual development of safety measures in railway operating practice, improvements in material and design, and the provision of devises to ease the strain of working during periods of intense traffic, resulting from railway accidents. Red cloth, silver title to spine. B/w photos. Corners of boards lightly rubbed, verical crease to spine, else covers bright. Light browning to text block. Light fingermarks to front endpaper. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned.

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HANDLEY PAGE HALIFAX: FROM HELL TO VICTORY AND BEYOND
Written by K.A. Merrick.
Stock no. 1826000
Published by Classic; Ian Allan. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive and definitive work on the Handley Page Halifax, cementing its place in aviation history as a uniquely successful and versatile aircraft which was also a great favourite with its crews. Large format. Black boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos and a few colour illustrations. 224 pages including index. ISBN: 9781906537067. Faint fading to lower edge of front board else contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased across top edge and a little scuffed to rear panel. Overall, still a very nice copy.

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BIRMINGHAM & WEST MIDLANDS RAILWAY ATLAS
Written by Joe Brown.
Stock no. 1825663
Published by Ian Allan. 1st 2016. Nearly fine condition.

A new and masterly cartographic portrayal of the railways of the West Midlands by mapping expert Joe Brown. Intricate and finely drawn mapping shows individula track and platforms for all lines whether open and closed, as well as stations, changes of station name and opening closing dattes, and much, much more. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour track plans. ISBN: 9780711038400. Light scuffing to rear cover. Contents clean.

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